CARRY-ON

ONE WEEK FROM NOW I WILL BE ON THE PLANE TO THE EMERALD ISLE.

It still doesn't feel real that I'm soon going to be spending five weeks exploring four beautiful countries. The ONE thing that makes this all feel real is that I've started to pack my carry-on bag. I don't know why, but for any trip, I get so excited while packing my travel bag. I guess it's just exciting seeing the first tangible things that I'm going to do on my trip. Like, LOOK I'M GOING TO DO THIS SUDOKU AND READ THIS BOOK AND LISTEN TO THIS MUSIC ON THE PLANE OH I'M SO EXCITED. (Even though in reality, it's going to be more like, "Okay I'm going to take this sleeping pill and then do this sudok--" zzzzz...) But it's finally starting to turn into a reality. WE WE WE SO EXCITED.

By the way, thank you to everyone who has been so supportive of my trip! More and more people who have traveled to Ireland have been telling me such good things about it. Like how safe they felt while there, and how friendly and welcoming the people are, and how much they miss it and loved the time that they were there. It's nice to hear comforting things for a change. It makes me more and more excited!

Now I just need to figure out how to perform an extendable charm on my suitcase so I can fit all my souvenirs in it for the flight home. ALL THE SOUVENIRS

<3 Christine